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Adityas in Hinduism means Surya (Sun God) for many. But this
is not so. The sons of Sage Kashyapa and Aditi are known as Adityas. The word
Adityas means ‘whose mother is Aditi.’ Usually there are twelve Adityas. But
some scriptures give the number as Seven and some give the number as Eight.

The Twelve Adityas are:
Dhata, Mitra, Aryama, Rudra, Varuna, Surya, Bhaga, Vivasvan,
Pusha, Savita, Tvasta and Vishnu.
Valmiki Ramayana (Aranya Kanda) and Mahabharata (Adi Parva) state
that besides the twelve sons Aditi had 21 children. Thus Aditi had 33 children
(12 + 21). From the 33 sons of Aditi were born the thirty three crore devatas.
Of these the eldest is Indra and youngest is Vamana. (
Scholars are of the view that there are many different
Adityas in Rig Veda. The most important Aditya in the Rig Veda is Varuna. Many Adityas were merged with Surya or Indra or Shiva.

Adityas is mentioned in the Bhagavad Gita, especially while
describing the cosmic form of Bhagavan Vishnu.
Among the (twel…

Hindus Sages in Varanasi
took a step to break institutionalized oppression against widows by eating and
sharing food with them. Hindu seers and Sanskrit scholars shared a meal with
more than 100 widows in Varanasi,
who are often considered ill omen and untouchables by a section of Hindu
society who are ignorant of the true teachings of Sanatana Dharma. Deccanherald writes
Widows from different parts of the country who are
living in different ashrams in Varanasi
broke traditions, with prominent Sanskrit scholars and saints at a function
held at Kashi Vidyapeeth in the holy city.
The function was organised by Sulabh International, a non-government
organisation (NGO) active in the field of sanitation.
“It was an exercise to create awareness against the practice of widowhood in
the country. Such programmes will help end this treatment,” said Sulabh
International founder Dr Bindeshwar Pathak, who sought support of the Hindu
seers, saints and Sanskrit pundits to oppose widowhood. The see…

The Upanishads do not disclose any details as to the
personal histories of their thinkers; but they provide us with a glimpse of the working
of their minds; we can study in this literature the graceful conflict of
thought with thought, the emergence of newer and newer thought more
satisfactory to reason and more in accord with experience at deeper levels, and
the rejection of the less adequate ones without a tear.

The Upanishads reveal an age characterized by a remarkable
ferment, intellectual
and spiritual. It is one of those rare ages in human history
which have registered distinct breakthroughs in man’s quest for truth and meaning
and which have held far reaching consequences for all subsequent ages.
The mental climate of the Upanishads is saturated with a
passion for truth and a similar passion for human happiness and welfare. Their thinkers
were undisturbed by the thought of there being a public to please or critics to
appease, as Max Müller puts it.
They considered no sacrific…